Profile
I am Professor of Applied Microeconomics at the Department of Economics, Ghent University, Belgium, I am also the director of RISLαβ—the Risk, Insurance, and Savings Laboratory. I obtained my PhD in economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2009. I currently serve as an Associate Editor for the European Economic Review and for the Economic Journal.
Interests
I am interested in the origin of choices involving risk, uncertainty, and time delays. I particularly investigate the cognitive and adaptive origins of behaviour. I employ a variety of tools, including formal modelling, natural experiments, randomised controlled trials, and lab experiments.I am further interested in applying decision making principles to a variety of problems in development economics, environmental sustainability, and financial markets.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
RISLαβ has organized its first summer school on the topic of Cognitive Foundations of Decision-Making, at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic in Rabat, Morocco, on July 22–27, 2024.
My paper on Decisions under Uncertainty as Bayesian Inference on Choice Options has been accepted at Management Science
I am happy to announce the 2nd edition of the Summer School on the Cognitive Foundations of Decision-Making. This year's summer school will take place in Ghent, Belgium, from June 30 to July 4 2025 inclusive. We are currently accepting applications. More information can be found here.
My paper with Michele Garagnani on the Economic Consequences of Numerical Adaptation has been accepted at Psychological Science
I have just updated my tutorial on Bayesian Estimation of Decision Models. It now includes new sections on meta-analysis, 2-stage regressions using measurement error models, as well as multiple hierarchies. I have further included some efficiency updates that make the hierarchical code faster. Check it out here.
RISLαβ has organized a workshop in honour of Peter Wakker at UM6P in Rabat on May 30 and 31, 2024. Check out the programme here.